Polygonaceae

Seven River Hills buckwheat

Eriogonum gypsophilum Wooton & Standl.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Seven River Hills buckwheat: Eriogonum gypsophilum , northeast base of the Seven Rivers Hills, southwest of the confluence of the Pecos River and the Seven Rivers, Eddy County, New Mexico, — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Seven River Hills buckwheat

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.